Attachment for shovels and spades.



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A. E. JAM ES.- ATTACHMENT FOB, SHOVBLS AND SPADES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22, 1913..

1,109,758. I Patented-Sept. 8, 1914 7HE NORRIS PETERS CO4, PHOTO-LINick WASHINGTON. D. (I.

taclnnent for spades and shovels, embodying ZUNITEDSTATESH PATE T orrion.

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To all whom it may comm? f l 'Be it known that I,-AR1'HUR Jat'ins, a

citizen of theUnitedfStates, and resident of Searsbormfl'in' the county Powe'shiek and State of Iowa, haveinventeda 'certaln new and useful Attachment for {Shovels'and Spades, of which,thefollowing isa' specifica tion.

The object of myinvention is to provide an attachement for shovelsand spades of simple durable "and inexpensive construction, arranged'to be mountedion the shovel or spade -'anclto*furnish abroad support for the foot for forcing the spade or shovel into the ground. I v I More particularly,'it is my'objectfto provide such an attachment which "may be quickly and easily attached to the curved neck of a shovelor spade handle'inzsuchj manner as to present a broad surface'on each side of the handle to the foot of the user and to have a support at the outer end resting upon the upper part of the spade or shovel blade. I

My invention consists in certain details, in the construction, combination and arrangement of the Various parts of the device,

whereby the objects contemplated are at-' tained, as hereinafter more fully'setforth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 shows a front elevation of an at my invention. Fig. 2 shows a transverse,

vertical, sectional view throughthe same,

taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a front elevation of a shovel with an attachment embodying my invention installed thereon, and Fig.4 shows a side elevation of the shovel and attachment, shown in Fig. 3.

In the accompanying drawings 11 have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate generally the blade of a shovel of the'kind used in ditches and the like. Secured to the blade 10 is a handle 11, which is of ordinary construction, having the forwardly curved portion 12 just in front of and above the A'rTAonMnnr roit'sHovELs stape M v H sp' c c t p t i in PatentedSept.8,1914. Application fi1edDecembe1'22, 19 13.--Seria1No'. 08,505; t

Figsf3 and'4, Wreaths. portions 14 are in stalled in position.

- 'l F ormdin the bar;13,'oneach side ofthe portion 16, "1sI a hole to receive a screw theraded bolt/17. The screwgthreadedbolts 17 near the bar13, are bent so that the screw threaded 'portion'thereof'extends forwardly and awayfrom the'fvertical plane inwhich the bar- 18 and portions 14 lie. as clearly shown in'Fign2." j i Loosel'y mounted onthe screw threaded ends of the bolt 17 is abar 18, having a centralcurved portion 'l9,"designed to engage andfitag'ai'nst the front lower portion of the'curved neck 12 of the handle 11, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The bolts 17 are curved, as hereinbefore described, so that the portions 16 and 17 may firmly engage the neck 12 on each side thereof in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal aXis'of the neck 12, where it is engaged by said parts. The device, as hereinbefore described, engages the handle firmly andnuts 20 are screwed on the ends of the bolts 17 to hold if i n' tlicreof, isi-bent I'upwardly"and away I the bar 18 in position. The bar 13 is prefand easily installed in position, may be readily removed at any time, and is made of such material that it will ordinarily outlast a shovel. i

It will be understood that some changes may be made in the details of the construction of my device,.without departing from its essential features, and it is my intention to cover by this application any such changes which may be included within the scope of the following claims:

'I claim as my invention:

,1. In a device of the classdescribed, a flat horizontal bar, having vertical, downward extensions at its ends, the forward edge of said bar at its central portion being bent upwardly and curved t'o fit the neck of a spade or shovel, bolts extended through said 5 bar on each side of said curved portion, and

a curved bar detachably mounted on the ends of said bolts and designed to engage the wardly and curved to fit'the neck of a spade or shovel, bolts extended through said bar on each side of said curved portion, and a curved bar detachably mounted onthe ends of said bolts and designed to engage the front lower portion of the shovel handle,

said bolts being bent near said bar so that 20 their lower portions extend forwardly and downwardly from the bar to vpermit the central portion of the first bar and said bar for connecting the ends of the bolts to lie in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal'axis of the shovel handle, where it is encircled by said attachment.

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3. In a device of the class described, a flat horizontal bar, having vertical, downward extensions at its ends, the forward edge of said bar at its central portion being bent upwardly and curved to fit the neck of a spade or shovel, bolts extended through said bar on each side of said curved portion, and a curved bar detachably mounted on the ends of said bolts and designed to engage the front lower portion of, the shovel handle, said bolts being bent nearsaid bar so that their lower portions extend forwardly and downwardly from the-barito, permit the cen' tral portion of the first bar and said bar for connecting theends of the bolts to lie in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the shovel handle, where it is encircled by said attachment, said downwardextension and end portions being provided with central slots at their lower ends to receivethe upper portion of a shovel blade. Des Moines, Iowa, December 16, 1913.

, i ARTHUR E. JAMES.

, Witnesses: r

CHARLES W. CLARK,

JENNIE ALLELY.

Washington, -D. 0. 

